West Palm Beach Library to start “life support lab”

The Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach is set to get $31,823 from the West Palm Beach Library Foundation to create a “life support lab” which will help veterans and others search for jobs and write resumes and cover letters.

The money will pay for 13 computers, six tables, a printer and table, 13 chairs, a storage cabinet, a bookcase and learning materials.

The foundation also is set to give the library $14,820 to retain two certified teachers for the Elementary Homework Center summer academy and to buy healthy meals for participating children.

The 6-week academy, now in its fourth year, keeps elementary-age students academically active, reducing “summer slide,” a city staff memo said.